Ultimately, the goal is to use acquisitions to compress time on product development and get people on the team, especially in senior roles, who can help build out areas of the company they have experience in. Brad Feld Read Quote
Usually, the first three months post acquisition are up and down. The acquirer and the acquiree are trying to figure out how to interact. The founders of the acquiree are usually tired from the deal process and adjusting to their new reality. Brad Feld Read Quote
I know a lot of companies that have a very well defined post-acquisition process. However, many of them don’t take into consideration the dynamics and personalities of the acquiree. Instead, they assume that everyone will happily be assimilated. Brad Feld Read Quote
When I think about the books I’ve written, it probably takes 150,000-200,000 words to get a 50,000 page book. Highlighting something and hitting Cmd-X is second nature. Brad Feld Read Quote
Accepting that part of the process of writing is deleting a lot of what you write is soothing, at least to me. Brad Feld Read Quote
I have trouble sleeping maybe one night a year. On that special night, I get up and read on the couch until I fall asleep. Brad Feld Read Quote
As an investor, I’m always looking for the next great American company. Who will create tomorrow’s Twitter, Facebook, or Google? Brad Feld Read Quote
In 2016, you no longer have to be in Silicon Valley to launch a successful startup. Colorado is home to many. Brad Feld Read Quote
While we should certainly be investing in our own STEM education, we should take advantage of the thousands of international students who come here to study and are ready to fill these gaps immediately upon graduation. Brad Feld Read Quote
